The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-04-07
Platform.
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Every human being possesses natural ina.ien-
abe snt to sufficient land for self-snpiort snd
We desire To secure to every indurir ou> cit zen
home. ~ the highest re- iii of free institutions.
otuls end We Gemalda gra.uase laid tax ON
all large estates, e-. cial those held Tor spec
usatiys or tehAht purposes: The ItclanatiOn VI
all naearned land gfants: the imm. d ale opening
VI Oklahoma ~ hoHcstrai settlement; tae Eur-
caasc " ali Iaocrup.cu Indian .and- and the
settlement VI The various trlncs Lpon iaid- in
kcv.iait!: also laws preventing corporations
from aeq .irit real estate bes ond til. II q re-
Ments Ui their bushes. aud alien o~ hrr.u,p OF
af iand. The systems II irrigat on III a.es and
territoii.s where necessary should b. under
such pnbl.c control az ehAl secure the tree and
eqaitabie use OF the waters ana franchises to the
peupie.
TRANSPORTATION.
The meaIs Of commnnica ion and trens2orta
tfun ehUusd bc ownea or controlled by the pcC.
pie, ls l. the United States postal system, Ard
eqaltaoie rates everywhere established,
MONEY.
The establishment OF . national monetary
system In the Interest Of the producer instead OF
the speculate ard csarer. by y h cs calculating
meGluM III necessary qaahtit es and full legal
t.naer shall be Issued directly to the people
without the ,hteryrnt on VI banks, or loaned 10
citizens upon ample security ut u low rate u
interest lo +. .icve them from the cxtorsions Of
csGry aud enable the N to control the money sup.
ply. Postal ravinys bai Ks should be esiab i-h-
ed. While We have free cniuusc Il gold. we
should have free coinage of silver. Wedemsnd
the prompt payment Of the IN atior al d bt and
! coadcmn the furthur issue Of interest-bcsring
bondr eitheri by the National government or By
Statesterritortvs or municipalities.
Arbitration should take the place OF strikes
| and other injurious methods OF settling labor
sputes: the letting " convict labor to ccntrAct
ors proh .bltcd; the contract system abolished
in public works; the hours Of labor IN industrial
establishment 8 reduced CONNIE nsnfa;e with the
Increase ef Productions in r.savihG achinery;
emp oyer protected from b, dliy injury: equal
pay given for tQaal work for both sex.s ard
labor, agricultural and cooperative gssocia-
tons be fostered ana incorporated by law.
| TIE foundation Of fepubilc IL the intelligence
| u its citizens ANA Children ~ho are driven in
10 workshops. mines and factories are de-
| pTiyt d ut education, which saould be secured
TO si by proper leg station. Nc desire to
! see labor organization extend throughout
civilized countr,es uutll IL enaii be i'm possible
for derpots TO array the workingmen Of one
country in war against their brothers OF
| another country.
i SOLDIERS AND sAILoRs.
| In appreciation of the services OF the United
States 20 dicrs and sailors, We demand for
them justice before charity. The purposey
| deprecated money paid them during the war
-houd BE- made equal In vale 10 the god
paid the bondho!ocr. The soldier was pr;.m-
| stcd paper. The eohdho.der loaned the Guvcrn-
ment deprecated paper ani coatrac e l TO take
! It for his bonds, but was paid In gold.
INCOME TAX.
4 A graduated income tax isthe most equitable
1 -ystem Of taxation. placing the burcn Of
| government on thCse who Can best M6ord to
ply ins.csd Of lay.as It on the farmers and
producers. exempting millionaire stockholders
| aud corporations.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The capture OF the United States Senate by
1 m allionaires and teOs OF corp prations, who
aavc no sympathy with free institutions. threat
enr the very existence OF the republic. We
| demand constitutional amr ndmcnt making
| United states Senators elective by direct vote
OF the people.
MoNGoLrAS SLAVES.
Such State and National laws ehould be adopt
I'D as shall efectualy exclude from America
the Mongolan rlaye and Asiatic competi-
| tion.
The employment OF bodies OF armed men by
private corporations should be prohibited.
| sUFrERAGE.
The right to vote 10 inherent In citizenship
| irrespective OF sex.
/ TEMPERANCE. ..
Excessive wealth resulting In luxury aud il'e.
| .ess ". IL. one hand and exc tssiye toll and
,o.crsy the other lead to intemperance sd
TIE measures OF reform here deman led
i'll prove to be the scientific solution or the
| imp. raA,c question.